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1B. Past simple (affirmative)
1. Write the past simple form of verbs 1–20. Verbs 1–10 are regular and verbs 11–20 are irregular. ⇒ 1.1, 1.2
| 1. look 2. study 3. stop 4. die 5. move 6. compare 7. agree 8. enjoy 9. realise 10. drop | 11. feel 12. leave 13. spend 14. have 15. give 16. win 17. begin 18. go 19. get 20. say |
2. Write the correct past simple affirmative form of the verb be. ⇒ 1.4, 1.5
1. I __ very relieved about my exam results.
2. The sports centre __ shut last weekend.
3. You __ cross with me for being late.
4. There __ five winners in last week's lottery.
5. Nobody __ at home this morning.
6. My grandfather __ a student at Harvard University.
7. We __ on holiday in China last August.
8. Adam's party __ amazing.
3. Complete the sentences with the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets. All the verbs are regular. ⇒ 1.1, 1.2, 1.5
1. The train to Birmingham _____ (stop) at Oxford.
2. My friends _____ (work) very hard for their exams.
3. We _____ (try) some interesting dishes at the Lebanese restaurant.
4. Last night. I _____ (plan) my summer holiday.
5. You _____ (seem) very upset yesterday.
6. I _____ (chat)with my cousin for hours last night.
7. My uncle _____ (marry) his next-door neighbour.
8. Theo _____ (move) house three times last year.
4. Complete the email. Use the past simple affirmative form of the verbs in brackets. ⇒ 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
Dear Abby
How are you? (1) _____ (see) Ryan yesterday and we (2) _____ (chat) for hours about Zak's party. We both (3) _____ (have) a great time. We really (4) _____ (enjoy) the music and the food (5) _____ (be) good too. Ryan (6) _____ (leave) just before midnight, but I (7) _____ (stay) until 2 a.m.! I (8) _____ (feel) so tired the next day! I hope Ryan's parents (9) _____ OK about the mess. They (10) _____ (go) out for the evening.
See you soon!
Ella
1D. Past simple (negative and interrogative)
5. Complete the sentences with the past simple negative form of the verbs below. ⇒ 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
be can enjoy feel leave spend study win
1. I _____ the film. It was terrible!
2. Ben _____ talk until he was three.
3. We _____ the match. The score was 2 – 1 to the other team.
4. The weather _____ very good yesterday.
5. I _____ very well yesterday. I had a headache.
6. Joe failed the exam because he _____ for it.
7. We were late because we _____ early enough
8. Fred _____ all his pocket money. He saved some.
6. Complete the dialogue with the correct past simple form of the verbs be and can. ⇒ 1.7
Sam: You (1) _____ (not be) at the party last night. Where (2) _____ (you/ be)?
Leah: I (3) _____ (not can) go. My cousins (4) _____ (be) here, so I had to stay in.
Sam: 5 _____ (it/ be) fun?
Leah: Yes, it (6) _____ (be) good. We watched a film. It (7) _____ (be) a really funny comedy. (8) ____ (there/ be) a lot of people at the party?
Sam: No, not many. It (9) _____ (not be) much fun And the music (10) _____ (be) too loud! I (11) _____ (not can) hear what people were saying. The film sounds better!
1D. Question words
7. Complete the questions with the words below. ⇒ 1.8
How How often What When Where Who
1. _____ do you live?
2. _____ did you do on Saturday evening?
3. _____ did you get up this morning?
4. _____ did you travel to school this morning?
5. _____ do you go to the cinema?
6. _____ do you sit next to in English lessons?
8. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 7.
9. Read the answers and complete the questions. ⇒ 1.8
1. What are you thinking about?
I'm thinking about my next holiday.
2. Who _______________________________________?
She danced with Tom
3. Who _______________________________________?
I'm looking for Zoe
4. Where ______________________________________?
They walked to the beach
5. What _______________________________________?
He's worried about his exams.
